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    Is the federal debt REALLY that bad?

    By Darian Woods, Wailin Wong, Angel Carreras, Kate Concannon,

    17 days ago

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    Photograph courtesy of Darian Woods (Darian Woods / Darian Woods)

    Sandwiched between a burger joint and an oyster bar in New York City hangs a daunting image: The National Debt Clock. And that debt number? It just keeps ticking up.

    How deep in the hole are we? Nearly a hundred percent of gross domestic product. And counting.

    Today on the show, the federal debt. Is it time to freak out? Or is there nothing to see here?

    Related Episodes:
    The time the US paid off all its debt
    Can YOU solve the debt crisis?

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